Jamaica moves closer to cashless society with MyCash digital wallet

Jamaica is steadily moving closer to becoming a cashless society with the recent official launch of MyCash, a digital wallet by Paymaster

Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology Daryl Vaz hailed the newly confirmed FinTech organization for providing another option for accessing digital financial services

“All Jamaicans need and deserve access to digital financial services to do business, make their everyday lives easier, and contribute to the local economy Congratulations to Paymaster and Digicel on this milestone,” he said

MyCash received the all-clear signal from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) recently, after completing a mandatory pilot period in the BOJ’s FinTech Regulatory Sandbox

Like other digital wallets, MyCash allows for better financial management by enabling users to keep coupons, cards, and IDs easily accessible in one place

It also facilitates contactless checkout and improves citizens’ economic security by minimizing theft and reducing the need to travel with cards or cash

Individuals can manage their money securely and efficiently anywhere using the application on a mobile device with an Internet connection, and it secures the user ’ s information

Minister Vaz describes the technology as “ a world-class product that meets local and international standards ”

He reiterated that his ministry is reviewing the Cybercrimes Act and continues to progress towards fully implementing the Data Protection Act, 2020, to protect users of technology such as this

The application is available for download on the Apple and Google Play Stores